The 1960s folk icon took his stage name from the Welsh poet, and is known as a fan of the Swansea-born writer’s work.

The potential performance, in 2014, would form part of a year-long series of festivals celebrating Thomas’ centenary.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Swansea West MP Geraint Davies revealed Dylan was “thinking very positively” about the idea.

He said: “Bob Dylan named himself after Dylan Thomas.

“We in Swansea will celebrate the centenary of Dylan Thomas’s birth in 2014, and I have asked Bob Dylan whether he would be prepared to give a centenary concert in Swansea, in order that he could blend his music with Dylan Thomas’s poetry.

“Sony Music has come back and said that Mr Dylan is thinking very positively about the idea.

“Would the Leader of the House welcome such a concert, and does he agree that it would add to the reputation of Swansea, the popularity of Bob Dylan and the legacy of Dylan Thomas?”